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The Benefits of Owning A Security Company

The reader of this article probably doesn't need to be sold on the fact that owning a security company provides many benefits.

Security officers frequently become trapped within the large international corporations which dominated the security markets in so many cities. All-too-often these corporation provide limited opportunity for advancement. When the officer does advance, he may find himself stuck in a supervisory position mostly responsible for staffing security sites.

The need to escape from this environment understandably presents the officer with a great temptation. The creation of a security agency provides the officer with an outlet for this escape. As the owner of a security agency the officer controls his own destiny. He makes a living by providing clients with solutions to their security problems. He trains new officers who may enter security as his employee and subsequently spend a long career in security and law enforcement. And, if successful, his company will grow into a valuable entity with a long client list that he can sell for a significant amount of money when it is time to retire.

As the owner of a successful security company he will set his own hours, take vacation when he feels like it and work whatever security post he is in the mood to work.

That is not to say he won't have to invest long hours building the company. But, if he can sign and retain enough clients then the sky is the limit.

I can still remember the feeling of walking out of the client's facility after signing them up. Or, taking a phone call from that company we had solicited. "We need security! Can you start tonight?" It feels great!

With each new client signed the company takes another big step towards covering its expenses and pushing towards the day when it will have a profit margin.

And, in the way of good news, security companies have almost no physical overhead. Security company owners never have to worry about the liability of a big piece of equipment breaking down. This means that once the company reaches profitability, unless it loses clients faster than it can sign new ones, there are no liabilities which will send the profitability into the red. The biggest liabilities held by the company are perhaps patrol cars. And these can be warrantied if they need to be.

Running a securing agency provides the opportunity for a lot of contact with people. This is the business of a people person. The owner must not fear soliciting business and he must not fear rejection. For every 100 clients he attempts to sign he will be successful if he signs just one.

When one of his officers makes a mistake it will be his opportunity to save the client's account by communicating with them and working through the difficulties. As the company's highest ranking officer it will be his job to provide a solution to the company's greatest security challenges. When an on-site officer is having an altercation with troublemakers, and the police are refusing to help, and the client is fit to be tied then it is the people skills of the owner which will resolve the situation.

These are just some of the reasons for why a security officer might enjoy the opportunity to start his own security agency.

JW Murphey

Murphey started a private security agency at the age of 19. He enjoys writing articles to assist those in the security industry with the licensing and training process. He can be contacted @JW.Murphey@securityofficerhq.com.

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